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The mystery of pi.

lostmyway

Here's one for the mathematicians among us (if there are any).

Why does the value of pi go on forever, never repeating or making any discernable pattern?

Simple explanation please, as I'm not that great at maths!

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  • Hem … pi goes on forever because it’s an irrational number and can’t be expressed as a simple fraction. A circle is curved so it can’t be expressed in a finite number.

    My maths is basic so I’m sure there will be better answers.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Ah, I see what you mean!

    Yes, so with a straight line, for example, you have consistency, but a circle is kind of always getting away from you, so to speak.

    Thank you, ArchaeC, you've summed it beautifully in one sentence. When I looked it up all I got was several mathematical proofs by various famous mathematicians which might as well have been in Chinese. Brilliant!

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  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Ah, I see what you mean!

    Yes, so with a straight line, for example, you have consistency, but a circle is kind of always getting away from you, so to speak.

    Thank you, ArchaeC, you've summed it beautifully in one sentence. When I looked it up all I got was several mathematical proofs by various famous mathematicians which might as well have been in Chinese. Brilliant!

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